Vertigo & Dizziness
Spinning, swimming or off-balance, often set off by rolling over, looking up, or standing quickly. Usually an inner-ear problem, not a head one, and usually treatable with vestibular physiotherapy.
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Headache and Dizziness Physiotherapy: Causes and Conditions
Head pain doesn't always start in your head. A headache that tightens through the afternoon often traces back to the neck and shoulders. A room that tips or spins when you roll over in bed usually traces back to the balance system in your inner ear.
Both respond well to physiotherapy, and both are treated quite differently, so the useful first step is working out which one you're dealing with. Pick whichever of the two below sounds most like what you've been feeling.
Conditions we see in this region
If dizziness arrives suddenly and severely alongside slurred speech, a drooping face, weakness in an arm or leg, or a change in your vision, treat it as an emergency and call 000. That combination needs a hospital, not a physiotherapist.
Tension Headaches
A tight band of pressure across your forehead or the base of your skull, often turning up with a stiff, sore neck. More often than not, the neck is where it's coming from.
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